Tag: Christopher Coons

A new bipartisan immigration plan surfaces in the Senate — and Trump labels it a ‘total waste of time’

The following article by Ed O’Keefe was posted on the Washington Post website February 5, 2018:

Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.) speaks to reporters after the Senate reached an agreement to end the shut down of the federal government on Jan. 22, 2018. Credit: Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Talks to resolve the legal status of young undocumented immigrants and enact new border security measures remain stalled in the closely divided Senate on Monday, as a new bipartisan proposal to resolve the impasse was dismissed by the White House as insufficient.

The proposal by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.) would grant permanent legal status to undocumented immigrants known as “dreamers” and bolster security along the U.S.-Mexico border. It copies a plan introduced in the House that has 54 co-sponsors from both parties. But President Trump tweeted that the idea is a “total waste of time” because it doesn’t immediately authorize spending the billions to build new barriers along the border. Continue reading “A new bipartisan immigration plan surfaces in the Senate — and Trump labels it a ‘total waste of time’”

McCain, Coons to introduce new immigration bill that omits wall funding: report

The following article by Julia Manchester was posted on the Hill website February 4, 2018:

A woman holds up a sign during a rally supporting DACA outside the White House in Washington, September 4, 2017. Credit: AP/Carolyn Kaster

Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Christopher Coons (D-Del.) will introduce immigration legislation on Monday in an effort to reach a budget deal before the federal government’s current funding runs out on Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The bipartisan piece of legislation provides recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, commonly known as “Dreamers,” an opportunity for citizenship while ordering a study to figure out what border security measures are needed, according to the Journal.

DACA aimed to protect from deportation certain immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally when they were children. Continue reading “McCain, Coons to introduce new immigration bill that omits wall funding: report”